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Wales round-up: Horizon sticks to its Anglesey nuclear plans; Oak tree initiative announced

24.01.2020

Roger Milne

Anglesey | Cymru | Infrastructure - Energy | prisons | trees | Woodland

A round-up of planning news in Wales: 18 January-24 January, 2020
Prison reformers cast doubt on big prisons plans after damning inspection

05.12.2018

Huw Morris

England | Planning Law | prisons

Penal reformers have called into question government plans to build two large jails after a highly damning report into conditions at Birmingham Prison.
Appeal: Javid approves more wind turbines on Isle of Sheppey

10.08.2017

East of England | Environmental | Infrastructure - Energy | Infrastructure - Green | prisons | recovered appeals | wind tubine

Sajid Javid has granted permission for four further wind turbines on the Isle of Sheppey, northern Kent, ruling that their harm to the landscape would be considerably reduced by grouping them next to an...
Wales round-up: Port Talbot earmarked for major new prison; M4 relief road would hit Newport docks economy, inquiry hears

24.03.2017

Roger Milne

Business & Enterprise | Cardiff | Cymru | Flintshire | Housing | Infrastructure - Transport | Newport | port talbot | prisons

A round-up of planning news in Wales: 18 March-24 March, 2017
Port Talbot earmarked for major new prison

23.03.2017

Roger Milne

Business & Enterprise | Cymru | Economic Growth | Elizabeth Truss | port talbot | prisons

Plans for a major new prison to be built in Port Talbot have been unveiled as the government announced the locations of four new jails – three at existing prison sites in Yorkshire, Wigan and Rochester.
Truss announces three new prisons for England

22.03.2017

Laura Edgar

Economic Growth | Elizabeth Truss | England | prisons

Justice secretary Liz Truss has disclosed plans to develop new prisons to create 5,000 ‘modern prison places’, replacing antiquated and overcrowded establishments.